
The Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism is dedicated to promoting and protecting the practice of investigative reporting.
Established in 2006 by veteran investigative reporter Lowell Bergman, the IRP evolved from a single seminar to encompass a nonprofit newsroom, an annual symposium, multiple courses and a post-graduate fellowship program, among other initiatives. Through its teaching-hospital model, students gain practical experience in breaking major stories for some of the nation’s foremost print and broadcast outlets. The IRP also works closely with students to develop and publish their own work.
The IRP has been a pioneer in the collaborative production of award-winning investigative reporting on multiple platforms. This innovation, now commonplace in the news business, has been recognized with the highest honors in journalism. The program’s work has made it a model for nonprofit journalism based at a college or university that has been replicated around the world.
The IRP has produced and contributed to dozens of groundbreaking stories for broadcast, print and online outlets. Its work has appeared on PBS FRONTLINE, Univision, NPR and PBS NewsHour and in publications such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Mother Jones and The Atlantic, among others.
Our People

David Barstow
Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Journalism
David Barstow leads the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He is a former senior writer at The New York Times and the first reporter to ever win four Pulitzer Prizes.
Staff
Janice Hui
Managing Director
Christine Schiavo
Local News Editor
Wesley Lowery
Special Projects Editor
Garrett Therolf
Reporter
Lowell Bergman
Founder
Students
Graduate Student Researcher
Brett Simpson
Research Assistants
Noah Baustin, Jesse Bedayn, Isabella Bloom, Tom Brouns, Coral del Mar Murphy-Marcos, Brian Howey, Subuk Hasnain, Kathryn Hurd, Injeong Kim, Daniel Lempres, Ellie Lightfoot, Julia Kane, Bashirah Mack, Imran Ali Malik, Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Francisco Martinezcuello, Tamera Moore, Melissa Perez Winder, Ande Richards and Dylan Svoboda.
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Contact IRP
Investigative Reporting Program
Graduate School of Journalism
2481 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
Phone: (510) 643-1386
Email: ucberkeleyirp@berkeley.edu